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The Metro: The rise of women’s sports and the WNBA’s potential return to Detroit

John Filbrandt, Cary Junior II, The Metro February 10, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The 2024 WNBA provided some of the highest viewership and attendance...

Retired Denver Nuggets center Dikembe Mutombo waves to the crowd as his jersey number was retired by the team during halftime of the Nuggets' NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, in Denver.

Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer

Associated Press September 30, 2024

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador...

Michigan's top student athletes will compete in Dreamz Two Reality's inaugural High School All-American Game on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Detroit Catholic Central High School in Novi.

The Metro: Dreamz Two Reality basketball game to showcase Detroit’s hoop talents

The Metro May 2, 2024

For some, basketball is just a fun sport to play. But for others, it’s a ticket to a better future. Several...

Detroit Pistons head coach Monty Williams yells during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Detroit.

The Metro: Pistons competing to not have the worst all-time team record

The Metro March 16, 2024

The Detroit Pistons are having one of the worst seasons in history. They are 12 and 53, and now hold...

2022 NBA draft is a homecoming for new Piston Jaden Ivey

Ryan Patrick Hooper July 1, 2022

Detroit Pistons fans are elated with the team's draft pick, 20-year-old Jaden Ivey. He played guard at Purdue but has...